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Deb_and_Ed_M
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Apr 15, 2015

I lost another Grand-dog

Spot was a huge beast - a cross between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Standard Poodle. Never met a person he didn't immediately love....LOL! Watched his humans marry, and was gentle with the children who came into his world.

Spot and the first baby:


Poor dog never photographed well, being black....

Was the dog who fell through the ice that I rescued... while falling in myself...brrrrrrrr.



But my daughter always worried that Spot was going to inherit the short-lived BMD traits....so when Spot started to lose weight, she took him to the Vet. And discovered the sweet boy had a chest filled with cancer :-( In spite of that, he was cheerful and friendly; but they chose to have his life end on a happy note instead of waiting for him to decline.

I'm going to miss the big lunk.
  • I'm so very sorry to hear that, I know all to well your pain. The DW and I just lost our senior boy last month. He was a good looking boy for sure.
  • So sorry, Deb, and for you daughter and her family too. Losing them is the worst part of having them.

    Rita
  • Sorry to see it. Never easy, and you've had more than your share recently. Best wishes!
  • Very handsome boy. So sorry for you and your family's loss.

    We just (last month) lost our Rottie to bone cancer, also a high rate in that breed. Just one day shy of his 7th birthday. Damn cancer.